How to get admitted into Mechanical Engineering?

Today, we will explore what preparations are needed to get admitted into Mechanical Engineering.

Today, we will delve into the popular field of Engineering, specifically Mechanical Engineering, and discuss what preparations are beneficial during high school if you want to major in this field.

According to Stanford University’s definition of their Mechanical Engineering Program, Mechanical Engineering is a program that trains individuals to create machinery and technical systems, i.e., products needed in the world.

Almost all industries require people who have majored in Mechanical Engineering. Fields of work for Mechanical Engineering majors If you major in Mechanical Engineering, you will likely work in the following fields, as shown in the graph:

1st place: Motor Vehicles & Motor vehicle equipment manufacturing - related to internal and external machinery of automobiles After excluding the next rank, Machinery manufacturing not specified, and others, 2nd place: Architectural, engineering & related services - related to the architectural industry 3rd place: Construction, & Mining & oil & gas field machinery manufacturing - jobs related to oil and refining mined oil.

Salary related to Mechanical Engineering From the perspective of the important factor, Salary, Mechanical Engineering looks a bit different from the fields of work. 1st place: oil & Gas extraction - Mechanical engineer related to oil 2nd place: Internet publishing, broadcasting & web search portals - IT Mechanical engineer related to the internet 3rd place: Real estate property managers, offices of real estate appraisers, and other activities - engineer related to real estate 4th place: Waste management & remediation services - waste disposal 5th place: petroleum refining - job of refining oil Please note that the salary ranks are divided in this order.

Comparing the average salary of Mechanical Engineers with other occupations, you can see that they boast a higher salary than other occupations.

Wage Distribution

The white graph is drawn based on the entire United States, The red graph is a chart of the salaries of Mechanical Engineering practitioners, You can see that the salaries of those related to Mechanical Engineering are higher than the overall U.S. standard.

Composition by Sex

Looking at the gender ratio of Mechanical Engineering, there are overwhelmingly more men. Therefore, if a female student applies to Mechanical Engineering, the acceptance rate may be slightly higher.

Race & Ethnicity

Next is a chart showing the races working in the Mechanical Engineering industry, and you can see that there are many Asians after whites. If you look closely at the course of Stanford University, which has a solid Mechanical Engineering program, You can see that General Physics and Statistics are heavily included. If you are a high school student who is good at Physics and Chemistry, you may have an advantage. If you want to get admitted into Mechanical Engineering, it is good to highlight Chemistry or Physics. Students preparing for Mechanical Engineering are expected to be able to apply to competitive schools if they take up to Physics C during high school. Chem also needs to be taken at the AP level, and Biology does not necessarily have to be chosen. Skills needed for Mechanical Engineering practitioners This is data released by the Department of Labor, asking students majoring in Mechanical Engineering what important skills are needed to enter this field.

The three most needed abilities are as follows:

Mathematics - Mathematical ability

Reading Comprehension - The ability to easily decipher documents or blueprints created by others when you need to collaborate with others is necessary, so in addition to being excellent in STEM, I would like to emphasize taking classes such as AP Lang/ AP Lit/ AP Seminar.

Complex Problem Solving - Complex problem-solving ability EC for Mechanical Engineering Then, I will tell you what EC to prepare during high school to highlight that you have these abilities. The ECs on the right are not necessarily to be done, but they are activities that can highlight the student’s abilities, so I would like to tell you to try at least once. To highlight your math skills, do AMC, Math competition, Camp To highlight Reading Comprehension, in addition to AP level Lang/Lit classes, do Writing Competition, Debating & Speech For Complex Problem Solving, do Research, STEM Competition or Olympiad For Operations Analysis, do IT, USACO For Science, do Research, Science Olympiad For Active Learning, it is helpful to participate in external classes or lectures outside the classroom, online lectures, summer camps, etc. while managing your GPA.

Science EC by student level The activities at the top are ECs that outstanding top-tier students can challenge in school, and below are things that advanced top-tier students can challenge, so it would be good to refer to them.

Math Camp

It is important to also try Summer Camp, and when you challenge the camps, you can participate in camps not on the list above, but what you should note is that you should not challenge camps that say the GPA is 3.2 or higher and how much the camp fee is. I recommend you to apply mainly for camps with strict standards for entry. For example, it would be good to apply for camps that require a transcript, official test score, essay for the camp. Most Popular Mechanical Engineering Software I will let you know the software that is often used in the field of Mechanical Engineering. It may be difficult to use at the high school level, but it would be good to be familiar with it, so I prepared the data. Today, we have dissected Mechanical Engineering. I hope this has been helpful to students who want to major in this field. I will end the posting here.

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